Twelve months ago I came home from a week long Christian conference feeling tired, excited, inspired, damp and muddy. Having got back from the same conference a fortnight ago, I am just as tired, excited and enthused (slightly less damp and muddy due to the mostly glorious weather we've been having) but also struck by [...]
The clergy dog collar, which looked so very weird a couple of months ago, is starting to feel more comfortable. I like my dog collar, it's useful, I understand it and it clearly tells people who I am and what I'm about. Yes, sometimes I get funny looks and one person on a bus in [...]
So I've done a bit of reflecting about the children who were present at Rock Solid last week, but what about the Team? The Team who led the 650 kids consisted of 125 people, youngest aged 15, with an average age of 17. They did jobs ranging from gunge tank fillers, to small group leaders, [...]
On Sunday I got back home after a week camping in Somerset at a Christian gathering called New Wine. Despite what felt like none stop rain (Nathan's reaction when I got back was: 'you smell damp'), we had a wonderful time. So, at this gathering there were 14000 people who worshipped, prayed, listened, reflected and [...]
Rev Poppy 